Montana Myths and Legends: The True Stories behind History’s MysteriesRowman & Littlefield, 2016 M06 5 - 156 pages Tales of intrigue in this book include unusual unsolved crimes, unidentified flying objects, spine-tingling ghost stories, well-documented sea creature sightings, and more. Based on historic accounts from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Montana Myths and Legends recounts several myths and mysteries from the Big Sky State's past, verifying some tales from multiple accounts and exposing some stories for what may have really occurred. From a haunted prison in Red Lodge to persistent rumors of bigfoot appearances, from whispered descriptions of the "tommyknockers" who help miners in trouble to a famous union organizer found lynched from a bridge in Butte, this selection of fourteen stories from Montana's past explores some of the Treasure State's most compelling mysteries and debunks some of its most famous myths. |
Contents
| 1 | |
| 14 | |
A Mummy and the
Little People | 26 |
Did Governor Meagher
Go Swimming?
Or Was He Drowned? | 34 |
Was Frank Little
Murdered by a Cop? | 46 |
Is the Mystery of the Easton Murder Solved? | 56 |
Was Sheriff Henry Plummer a Highway Robber? | 61 |
The Mysterious Disappearance of the Whitehead Brothers | 71 |
If Bigfoot Exists
He Needs a Shower | 102 |
Who Named the
Crazy Mountains? | 110 |
Meet Flessie the Monster of Flathead Lake | 115 |
There Are Ghosts in
the Butte Archives
Arent There? | 123 |
Epilogue | 136 |
| 141 | |
| 148 | |
About the Authors | 154 |
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Montana Myths and Legends: True Stories of the Unsolved and Unexplained Edward Lawrence,Michael Ober No preview available - 2016 |
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